I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a …

C. S. Lewis
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I never see why we should do anything unless it is either a duty or a pleasure! Life's short enough without filling up hours unnecessarily ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). Collected Letters Volume Three: Narnia, Cambridge and Joy 1950–1963, p.96, HarperCollins UK
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